SportsAid athletes had huge success at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games with 139 medals – 40 gold, 54 silver and 45 bronze - won across 18 sports. The charity’s recipients contributed to 61% of the podium finishes delivered by the Home Nations during 11 days of world-class action. Swimming saw the best return for SportsAid athletes with 25 medals celebrated at the Optus Aquatic Centre.

There were 397 beneficiaries of the charity’s support competing in Australia and 68 podium finishes for SportsAid athletes competing at their very first Commonwealth Games. Eight medals were won by current awardees, including gold for sprinter Reuben Arthur and shooter David McMath, and a further eight for six previous winners of SportsAid’s annual One-to-Watch Award – Amber Hill, Courtney Tulloch, Hollie Arnold, Tom Daley, Harry Martin and Morgan Lake.

Here’s the list of medals won by SportsAid athletes throughout the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games....

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The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games get underway today (4 April) with SportsAid recipients set to represent England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Jersey. A total of 397 athletes who have received backing from the charity, including 31 current awardees, will be looking to bring home medals for their respective nations and territories as many of them compete at their first ever major championships.

Para-dressage prodigy Georgia Wilson didn’t think anything could top being a reserve for the FEI World Equestrian Games. But after being shortlisted for SportsAid’s prestigious One-to-Watch Award, Georgia has well and truly put the cherry on top of an unbelievable 2018. The One-to-Watch Award was launched in 2006 with double Olympic medallist Tom Daley the inaugural winner.

SportsAid is delighted to reveal the 10 athletes on the shortlist for this year’s One-to-Watch Award. The winner will be announced at the charity’s SportsBall, sponsored by Royal Bank of Canada, in London on Thursday 15 November. The annual award was launched in 2006 and looks to shine a spotlight on the outstanding achievements of Britain’s brightest young sporting prospects.